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But when two countries are subject to strong "asymmetric shocks"--which is econospeak for saying that if they shared a common currency one would sometimes be in a boom while the other was in a slump and vice versa--there is a good case for their having separate currencies whose relative values are allowed to fluctuate.
Here's what the world looked like in 1960: Almost all countries had fixed exchange rates with their currencies pegged to the U.S. dollar.
The government may try to keep the value of the local currency from rising by buying foreign currencies with it.
The piece says U.S. currency is up against most European currencies and down against the yen, and that both developments are good news for the U.S: "For the Clinton administration, led by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, a slumping mark is much less worrisome than a slumping yen would have been, several economists said Monday."
At first sight, it might seem obvious that the fewer currencies there are, the better.